Recent advances in molecular technology have revolutionized research on all aspects of the
biology of organisms, including ciliates, and created unprecedented opportunities for …

The science of taxonomy, albeit being fundamental for all organismic research, has been
underfunded and undervalued for about two generations. We analyze how this could …

The paper is mainly devoted to the studies of the fossil Cupedidae from the Paleocene of
Menat (Puy-de-Dôme, France) and to a preliminary generic analysis of the subfamily …

Coleoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae contains a complete list of subfamilies, tribes,
subtribes, genera, subgenera, species and subspecies, and their synonyms described …

Dozens of publications, mostly in the last 45 years, have been devoted to nomenclatural
problems concerning the status of the zoological nomina Hysaplesia, Hylaplesia …

In July 2014, the international meeting “Burning questions and problems of zoological
nomenclature” was held in Linz (Austria). It acknowledged the presence in the current …

Large molecular datasets including many species and loci have greatly improved our
knowledge of snake phylogeny, particularly within the group including boas (Table 1) …

In March 2016, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) was identified in Kabale district,
southwestern Uganda. A comprehensive outbreak investigation was initiated, including …

Checklists of all described organisms from the Daohugou biota, and insects from the
Haifanggou Formation at Haifeng Village (Beipiao City, Liaoning Province) and the …

Weigmann (2016) recently provided an annotated global checklist of chondrichthyans
(sharks, skates and rays, and chimaeras). As of 7 November 2015, the number of valid …